Knight tower

This is about New Lands & Two Crowns.

Knight Tower
Function	recruit additional knights
Unlocked by	Warrior Hermit
Upgrade cost	6 in 15 in
Shield cost	6 in 4 in

The knight tower is an un-operated building that allows a villager to become a squad leader.

Building

Building a knight tower requires the Warrior Hermit to be riding with the Monarch in front of an already built triplet archer tower. Once paid the price of six coins in New Lands or fifteen coins in Two Crowns, all archers on that tower turn back to their routine of hunters, and one or two builders come to modify the tower. Once their work is done, the option to buy one extra shield will appear.

Behavior

The knights hired at this tower will guard the outermost walls of that side of the Kingdom and follow the same routine of the knights hired at the castle keep. Shields can be repurchased at the tower if the fighter loses their shield.

Alternative use

This section is about Kingdom: New Lands.

A knight tower, like any other special tower upgrade, may be useful to simply free the archer(s) on guard; in which case, there is no need to pay for the shield on it.

Balance notes

• Extra knights doesn't necessarily mean extra defense, as knights themselves generally do not attack the Greed while guarding the walls. Archers do.
• Extra knights generally means less economic revenue, as each knight requires three hunter archers to become soldiers.
• Only three knights can board the ship to follow the Monarch onto the next island; this number can be easily reached without the use of any knight tower.
• Small portals, especially if not too far from the kingdom borders, can be effortlessly destroyed by the two squire/knights hired at the castle, except on late campaign in Two Crowns.
• Three knights though are advisable when going for the dock portal, as it is more resistant. However a third knight can be obtained without resorting to knight towers.